The selection of the president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank is related to the financial stability of the Kyushu cultivation world.
Back then, Governor Lu Yang was able to appoint Li Rui and Li Qingyang as his second and third generation successors solely because of Governor Lu's status as an ascended immortal and was not bound by the laws of heaven. Anyone who dared to stand up and oppose would be slapped to death by Governor Lu.
With his psychological preparation, coupled with his lofty prestige as the chief architect of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, naturally no one dared to question his decision.
In fact, not to mention that the position of president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank was decided by Lu Yang in one fell swoop. Even before the head of the Wuliang Sword Sect was replaced, the big bosses of all parties needed to seek his opinion in advance.
Previously, there were many rumors in Zhongzhou’s cultivation world that if President Lu were to ascend to the heavens ten years later, after the death of Luo Shen, the previous head of the Wuliang Sword Sect and the sect’s management master, and then choose to ascend to the heavens, then Lin Jianxing would not have the chance to take over Wuliang.
The position of leader of the Sword Sect.
As the saying goes, rumors come out of nowhere, but they may not be without reason.
Lin Jianxing was able to succeed as the head of the Wuliang Sword Sect simply because the monks of his generation either ascended in the day or ran out of life, leaving him as the only junior disciple with the highest seniority.
As an ancient cultivation sect inherited from the Middle Ages, the Wuliang Sword Sect has a long history of nearly 100,000 years. Since ancient times, it has a historical tradition that the strongest and most senior person serves as the leader.
Even though Mo Yunlan was as powerful as Lin Jianxing, as the opponent's nephew, it was against the ancestral rules to stand up and challenge him in the ring. Therefore, in the end, Lin Jianxing, who was the sword-wielding elder of the Wuliang Sword Sect at the time, took over as the swordsman after the end of the Middle Ages.
The twenty-sixth generation leader of Wuliang Sword Sect.
Although Li Qingyang is also a well-respected cultivation economist, his prestige is obviously not comparable to that of Lu Yang.
When he was alive, there was no problem in preventing Lin Jianxing from interfering and infiltrating the Lingshi Reserve Bank, but if he wanted to appoint his successor, even with the support of Mo Yunlan, a fifth-level Nascent Soul monk, it was still far from enough.
Because the highest decision-making level of the Wuliang Sword Sect has a total of five Nascent Soul Stage Supreme Elders!
In addition to Cheng Shuying and Mo Yunlan who often appear in public, there are also two great monks in the Yuanying stage who have been practicing in seclusion all year round. They are the current sword-holding elder, Ren Tianyuan, the supreme elder in the early stage of Yuanying, and the leader of the Law Enforcement Hall, in the middle stage of Yuanying.
Qiu Longbo, the supreme elder, and finally Wen Hanqing, a female monk in the early Nascent Soul stage who has long adhered to neutrality.
Ren Tianyuan and Qiu Longbo are also known as "Senior Sect" monks by the world because they have been in seclusion for many years and practiced hard.
Compared with monks like Mo Yunlan and Li Qingyang who often interfere in secular affairs and look more like technocrats, monks from the worldly sect are obviously more in line with the description of cultivators in earthly fantasy novels.
This group of monks from the Transcendental School almost never care about the life and death of mortals, and are not willing to do good deeds to accumulate merit. They rely on years of seclusion and chanting sutras to accumulate time to improve their cultivation. It is precisely because of years of seclusion and hard training that the monks of the Transcendental School died unexpectedly.
The probability is much lower, so this has been the mainstream cultivation path in the cultivation world for a long time.
It was not until the emergence of two worldly geniuses, Bo Nanke and Lu Yang, that the theory of obtaining heavenly virtues became more systematic and scientific, and the worldly monks gradually took a dominant position in the world of cultivation.
Although the Transcendental monks are no longer the mainstream in the world of cultivation, their power is still very powerful.
After all, not everyone has the talent to study economics and management and practice hard in seclusion. Many times, it is the only way for the scumbags to do it. In addition, in recent years, the involution of worldly monks has become more and more serious, and they even sweep the streets.
Helping the old lady cross the road, I just want someone to rush to do it, and working hard to earn merit may not be more efficient than practicing hard in seclusion.
The famous cultivation economist Bo Nanke has long predicted this situation and called it the theory of "diminishing marginal benefits of merit".
Bo Nanke believes that the Transcendental monks may never disappear, but will reach a new game equilibrium with the Transcendental monks, eventually forming a new form of people with good theoretical foundations cultivating merit, and people with good spiritual qualifications practicing meditation in retreat.
The cultivation social division of labor model.
The subsequent evolution of Kyushu's cultivation society was exactly as Bo Nanke had expected.
After a fierce struggle between the secular monks and the worldly monks, they finally re-established a stable pattern in which the two sides did not interfere with each other.
Although the monks of the two sects no longer engage in large-scale fighting, the hostility of the monks of the secular school to the monks of the worldly school is still very great. Academic masters of the worldly school like Mo Yunlan and Li Qingyang are even more thorny in the eyes of the scumbags of the worldly school.
Thorn in the flesh.
Because of this, although the two Yuan Ying period supreme elders of the Transcendental Sect who are obsessed with chanting sutras almost never intervene in the internal power struggles of the Wuliang Sword Sect, on certain issues of principle, they will definitely go hand in hand with the leader Lin Jianxing.
retreat.
Zhu Ziming believed that Mo Yunlan and Li Qingyang would definitely not be able to defeat Lin Jianxing and the two great monks of the sect, even if they added Wen Hanqing who remained neutral!
Therefore, the suggestion that Zhu Ziming just put forward was to have the entire Zhu Family Chamber of Commerce change its doors and betray Lu Anping, the representative of the Du branch of the Wuliang Sword Sect who had no hope of winning, and switch to Liu Hanxing, a member of the Wuliang Sword Sect's Cultivation Financial Supervision Committee!
Betraying one's own backer was undoubtedly the most audacious act. However, Zhu Ziming's well-founded conclusion left Zhu Jianwen unable to refute it for a while.
The old master Zhu sighed deeply and said: "Ziming, you are already a cultivator. If you insist on cooperating with Liu Hanxing, I will definitely not be able to stop you. But betraying Lu Anping is not a trivial matter. You have to think clearly.
as a result of!"
Hearing Zhu Jianwen mention Lu Anping again, an unknown fire suddenly rose in Zhu Ziming's heart: Before he tested his cultivation aptitude, this trade representative of the Infinite Sword Sect didn't regard him as a human being at all!
He smiled coldly and said firmly: "The reform of Zhongzhou Xiuzhen's social security system is not a game of play, it is a life-and-death political struggle. We wish the Chamber of Commerce is weak and has no way out. We must make sure to stand on the side of the winner! If we can
With the help of Lin Jianxing and Liu Hanxing, after Li Qingyang dies, not to mention Lu Anping can't do anything to us, even if he kills the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, it won't be difficult!"
Seeing that Zhu Ziming was so hostile to the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, Zhu Jianwen couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Ziming, why do you have to fight against the Qingning Chamber of Commerce? The Qingning Chamber of Commerce is a fierce dragon across the river, and it has been recruiting people recently.
The acquisition of capable management talents is even more powerful. Before the Immortal Ascension Conference, you were already playing with fire when you went behind my back to contact Ji Sihan, the traitor of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce..."
"No need to talk about this matter anymore!" Zhu Ziming interrupted his father rudely, staring at Zhu Jianwen's slightly tired face and said, "You and I both know clearly in our hearts that if I hadn't tested my cultivation aptitude, I would have
You were thrown into the eighteenth level of hell by the Qingning Chamber of Commerce and Yang Lu, and it is impossible to talk to you in this secret room of the head of the family!"
Facing Zhu Ziming's heart-breaking question, Zhu Jianwen opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to defend himself.
The Zhujia Chamber of Commerce is just a white glove of Lu Anping, and when it comes to the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, it is just following orders. To be honest, there is only a slight conflict of interest between the two chambers of commerce, and there is no fundamental contradiction.
Because of this, Zhu Jianwen believed that there should not be too much quarrel with the Qingning Chamber of Commerce.
But from Zhu Ziming's point of view, he was originally just one of the many heirs of the Zhu Family Chamber of Commerce. He failed to handle the matter explained by Lu Anping. Although it did not affect the Zhu Family Chamber of Commerce's status as Lu Anping's white glove, it completely ruined Zhu Ziming's personal life.
Future. If Zhu Ziming hadn't tested his cultivation aptitude, he would never have been able to turn around in his life.
As the head of the Zhu family, I advised Zhu Ziming not to worry about these things. Obviously, it hurts to stand and talk.
Despite this, Zhu Jianwen was still ready to persuade his heir: "You have never dealt with the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, so you should know how powerful Yang Lu is. I heard that this person single-handedly broke into the city lord's palace and could make Han Fulai take over his position.
Welcome, in just two months, the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, can be brought back to life. Not only does Xu Yannan value him, there are even business partners from the Wuliang Sword Sect headquarters who specifically asked me about this person's origins."
Zhu Ziming had known these things for a long time, so he asked on the spot: "So what?"
Zhu Jianwen said earnestly: "I suspect that this Consultant Yang is probably a business talent secretly trained by President Li for Li Qingning. Our Zhujia Chamber of Commerce has long lost its former glory. If you are an enemy of such a person, I'm afraid you will..."
Zhu Jianwen originally wanted to say "asking for humiliation".
However, considering that his son was already a cultivator, he suppressed these words that were obviously meant to teach him a lesson. After all, mortals are not qualified to educate cultivators, even as a father educating his son!
It has to be said that this ideology of "everything is inferior, only cultivation is high" has deeply affected all aspects of the entire cultivation world. Even the traditional blood relationship between father and son has been affected by this gap between cultivators and mortals.
distortion.
Even when Zhu Jianwen talked to his biological son, he had to walk on thin ice with trepidation.
In terms of personal strength alone, the gap between cultivators and mortals is probably even greater than the gap between humans and ants. If cultivators were not randomly born from mortals, and talents cannot be passed down through blood, the relationship between cultivators and mortals would have been different.
It will evolve into a relationship between humans and animals, resulting in reproductive isolation.
In fact, as a cultivator, Zhu Ziming no longer needs to discuss things with Zhu Jianwen. However, their identities have just changed due to the Immortal Ascension Conference, so both parties have not fully adapted to their new identities.
Now that Zhu Jianwen mentioned Yang Lu's power, Zhu Ziming became even more angry.
No one in the whole world of cultivation knows the power of Yang Lu better than Zhu Ziming, but it is absolutely impossible for the arrogant Zhu Ziming to admit that Yang Lu is stronger than him!
He looked ferocious and gritted his teeth and said: "Father, you think too highly of that man named Yang. In my opinion, he was able to win over Han Fulai of the Ocean Trading Department because of the power of President Li Qingyang!"
"Ziming, you are a fan of the authorities——"
"That's enough!" Zhu Ziming interrupted his father again, not giving the other party a chance to speak. "The current situation is obvious. After Li Qingyang dies, Lin Jianxing's family will be dominant in Zhongzhou. By that time,
Not to mention that Yang Lu cannot continue to be a fox and a tiger, even Li Qingning may not be able to protect himself. The currency reform of the third Lingshi financial crisis has caused countless monks of the world to go bankrupt. This hatred was only used by Governor Lu Yang and the head of Ma Tianyi.
The power of the Immortal is temporarily suppressed and never completely dies. After Li Qingyang dies, this hatred that has been suppressed for 500 years will definitely tear the Qingning Chamber of Commerce into pieces!"
"But--"
"No but! Liu Hanxing is now in charge of the southeastern coastal area of Zhongzhou, which lacks the support of local forces like us. If he can take advantage of the situation and gain access to the leader Lin, not to mention Lu Anping, even the life and death of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce will depend on it.
I wish Ziming a happy face!" Thinking of the wonderful future, Zhu Ziming couldn't help but feel a flash of joy on his face.
He could even imagine that one day in the future, Miss Li Qingning, who looked like a fairy, would come to his door in person and beg him to let go of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce.
Although Li Qingning is just a vase with big breasts and no brains, this vase is too beautiful to hold up. As long as he is a normal man, he will have the idea of collecting her and playing with her.
When the other party is desperate, Zhu Ziming believes that no matter what excessive demands he makes, the other party cannot refuse!
But Zhu Jianwen is not as optimistic as Zhu Ziming.
The Zhu family has been able to survive in Haiya City for hundreds of years because of careful sailing of the ten-thousand-year ship. Now it is not easy to have a disciple with the qualifications for cultivation, but it is a blessing for someone as ambitious as Zhu Ziming.
It's a disaster.
Zhu Ziming saw Zhu Jianwen's sad face, and thought he didn't trust his ability, so he continued to ask: "Father, don't you understand the financial situation of the Zhu Family Chamber of Commerce? In recent years, the profit margin of the Chamber of Commerce has continued to decline, and even this
The dividends paid to that thief Lu Anping in the past two years were all loans we borrowed from Haiya Bank. Now we still have cash flow to maintain, but if things go on like this without changes, Zhujia Chamber of Commerce will sooner or later be hollowed out by Lu Anping!
"
Of course Zhu Jianwen also knew the problem Zhu Ziming mentioned.
This is not a problem with the Zhujia Chamber of Commerce itself. Even a giant like the Haiya Chamber of Commerce feels that business is getting harder and harder to do. No matter how the major chambers of commerce control costs and combat commercial corruption, they cannot reverse this general trend.
Although the Zhujia Chamber of Commerce still has profits on its books, it is more of an accounting method used to stabilize Lu Anping. If Lu Anping sees that the Zhujia Chamber of Commerce is no longer profitable, then Lu Anping will definitely think about changing to a pair of white gloves.
Lu Anping can change to a pair of white gloves, but the Zhujia Chamber of Commerce cannot live without a backer. The Zhujia Chamber of Commerce without a backer will only end in death!
Even if Zhu Jianwen forcibly vetoed Zhu Ziming's bold strategy of changing the family, he would not be able to come up with a better solution when faced with the real dilemma of the Zhu Family Chamber of Commerce's chronic death.
Therefore, Zhu Jianwen could only wave his hands slightly tiredly and said: "That's all, let's do it as you want. After all, you are the first cultivator to come out of our Zhu family in so many years. I know that you are very capable, but as the saying goes
What is strong is easy to break. No matter how perfect the strategy is, you need to think about defeat first before winning!"
Zhu Ziming obviously did not listen to these suggestions, but said with fiery eyes: "My judgment will never be wrong!"
Before, he was only 70 to 80% sure of his judgment. However, after learning from the insider of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce that Yang Lutong himself had come to a similar conclusion, he was already 70% sure of his judgment.
Ten percent!
Although Yang Lu is very hateful, even Zhu Ziming has to admit that this person has real abilities.
It's just a pity that the Qingning Chamber of Commerce has been firmly tied to Li Qingyang, a giant ship that is about to sink, and there is no possibility of changing the family. Even if Yang Lu sees the truth, there is no point. Instead, he wishes the Chamber of Commerce a safe ship.
If you turn around, you can go directly to the final winner!
Thinking of this, Zhu Ziming couldn't help but reveal a smile: When Li Qingyang's life span is exhausted, let's see how long this couple of Qingning Chamber of Commerce can continue to be so rampant!
